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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
Meridian Insurance Group, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
589644-10-3
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement /X/. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 589644-10-3 PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Union Automobile Insurance Company
37-0558630
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Illinois
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 677,100
SHARES
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
-0-
OWNED BY
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 677,100
PERSON
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WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
677,100
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* / /
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.99%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IC
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Meridian Insurance Group, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2955 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
Union Automobile Insurance Company
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office:
303 East Washington Street
Bloomington, Illinois 61701
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
See Item 4 of Cover Page
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
589644-10-3
Item 3. Type of Person:
See Item 12 of Cover Page
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Item 4. Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
667,100(1)
(b) Percent of Class:
9.99%
(c) Number of shares as to which person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 667,100
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
667,100
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: -0-
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(1) Union Automobile Insurance Company owns 0 shares directly and 468,100 and
290,000 shares through its wholly owned subsidiaries, American Union Life
Insurance Company and Prairie State Farmers Insurance Company.
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or less of a Class:
Not Applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have
the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purposes or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: February 17, 1997
UNION AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: Gregory M. Shepard
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Gregory M. Shepard, President
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